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Hello im sarah campbell. It has just been announced that It Macron has appointed a new Prime Minister. This of course, the European Unions former Brexit Negotiator. He the European Unions former Brexit Negotiator. The European Unions former Brexit Negotiator. He has been asked to form Brexit Negotiator. He has been asked to form a Brexit Negotiator. He has been asked to form a new Brexit Negotiator. He has been i asked to form a new government and it is hoped this will end weeks of deadlock. This is after Emmanuel Macron called that Snap Election that delivered a hung parliament recently, we are just looking at wires copy here, from reuters, talking about the fact that he will have quite a challenge in this new role pushing through reforms, the 2025 budget, and at this of course with france under pressure from the European Commission and the Bond Markets to reduce its deficit. So, once again, Breaking Newsjust in. The french president Emmanuel Macron has appointed Michel Barnier as his new Prime Minister. And you will remember that he was the European Unions former Brexit Negotiator. So, we will be bringing you more news on that as and when we get it, that new appointment in france. Lets return that story about the killing of four people at a High School in georgia. The 14 year old who carried out the shooting was interviewed last year by police about anonymous online threats. The suspect opened fire on wednesday at apalachee High School in the city of winder, killing two teachers and two pupils. Eight students and one teacher were injured. President biden has said � we cannot continue to accept this as normal�. Both president ial nominees have also responded to the shooting. Vice president , Kamala Harris, spoke about the shooting at a Campaign Event in new hampshire. And Fox News hosted Town Hall in Pennsylvania Donald Trump was asked about the shooting by host shauna hannity. You know, our hearts are with all the students, the teachers and their families, of course. And we are grateful to the first responders and the Law Enforcement that were on the scene. But this is just a senseless tragedy on top of so many senseless tragedies. And its just outrageous that every day in our country, in the united states of america, that parents have to send their children to school worried about whether or not their child will come home alive. Its senseless. It is. Weve got to stop it. Cheering. And we have to end this epidemic of Gun Violence in our country once and for all. Applause. You know, it doesnt have to be this way. It doesnt have to be this way. The keen eyed amongst you will have noticed that was Kamala Harris. Lets hear what Donald Trump had to say about this. 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Joining me now from New York is the Director Of Communications for the Donald Trump campaign. And gabrielle, the eastern Vice President of the young democrats of america. Thank you both of us forjoining us here on bbc news. Brian, if i can start with you, lets deal with this issue of Gun Control. It is such an emotive issue for both parties, there is a clear dividing line. What did you make of how Donald Trump dealt with it at the Town Hall Last Night . With it at the Town Hall last ni. Ht . , with it at the Town Hall Last Niuht . ,. ,. , night . First of all, good Morning Night . First of all, good Morning And Night . First of all, good morning and thank night . First of all, good morning and thank you | night . First of all, good i morning and thank you for having me. He has dealt with it as he has dealt with other School Shootings during his administration. He talked about how there is something wrong, sickness here among our kids. It is notjust School Shootings, our kids are committing suicide at a record rate. So, we have to sort of see what is the cause of these things. It is gruesome and terrible. We have School Shootings now every week, 300 plus multiple Build Dimms in schools every year. Victims in schools every year. People have looked at mental health, social media, which plays a huge role in confusing the minds of young children. And so, i think we are all confounded to see what the real solution is. I think my party does not believe taking the guns away is a real solution, especially when you have constitutional amendments. I think president Donald Trump is very much like other leaders, trying to find out what is the right balance here to make sure this epidemic of School Shootings stops. This epidemic of School Shootinas sto s. ,. ,. , shootings stops. Gabriella, Gun Control is very shootings stops. Gabriella, Gun Control is very much shootings stops. Gabriella, Gun Control is very much an shootings stops. Gabriella, Gun Control is very much an issue i control is very much an issue for the democrats, President Biden saying this is very personal to him. Biden saying this is very personalto him. Biden saying this is very personalto him. Yes. It is an epidemic. Personalto him. Yes. It is an epidemic. We personalto him. Yes. It is an epidemic. We heard personalto him. Yes. It is i an epidemic. We heard Kamala Harris an epidemic. We heard Kamala Harris say an epidemic. We heard Kamala Harris say that in her remarks. It harris say that in her remarks. It is harris say that in her remarks. It is not harris say that in her remarks. It is not only a public health issue. It is not only a public health issue, but i think when you look issue, but i think when you look at issue, but i think when you look at someone being 14 years old, look at someone being 14 years old. 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What is the, what are we looking at in our schools are we looking at in our schools when we are seeing escalated markers letting us know escalated markers letting us know that this miner was interviewed prior to this, are we not interviewed prior to this, are we not taking some of these signals we not taking some of these signals a we not taking some of these signals a little bit more seriously with regards to the potential to escalate violence to a Mass Shooting . It is unfortunate. I do not think young unfortunate. I do not think young people in schools should be having this kind of anxiety in schools when they are trying to learn in schools when they are trying to learn. And i think it is something that we need to address largely and hopefully the federal government is willing the federal government is willing to step in and actually help willing to step in and actually help more laws so that we have more help more laws so that we have more safety measures. It is likely to more safety measures. It is likely to be more safety measures. It is likely to be an more safety measures. It is likely to be an issue more safety measures. It is likely to be an issue as more safety measures. It is likely to be an issue as the | likely to be an issue as the president ial campaign continues. We saw the pictures of Donald Trump at Town Hall, it was hosted by Fox News. I just wonder from your perspective, brian, as a just wonderfrom your perspective, brian, as a former deputy in communications, director for the deputy in communications, directorfor the Donald Deputy in communications, director for the Donald Trump campaign, how do you think the campaign, how do you think the campaign 2024 is going . It is campaign, how do you think the campaign 2024 is going . Campaign 2024 is going . It is a Tirht Campaign 2024 is going . It is a tight Race Campaign 2024 is going . It is a tight race. We campaign 2024 is going . It is a tight race. We have campaign 2024 is going . It is a tight race. We have already tight race. We have already knocked out one democratic out of the rests, the incumbentjoe biden. We basically disqualified him from going forward. And we will have another debate with Kamala Harris, the same record, that she, the Vice President , has the same Record Thatjoe Biden has. And they could not do it. Which is why they bring up other issues that are not related to immigration, inflation and the three words. I think from the standpoint it is a very tight race. It is a jump is a very tight race. It is a jump all and nearly all of the swing states. I think the next 60 days will obviously define who wins this, but we will also see the most moving conversation in American Politics in a long time. What do ou politics in a long time. What do you think politics in a long time. What do you think the politics in a long time. What do you think the tone politics in a long time. What do you think the tone of politics in a long time. What do you think the tone of the | do you think the tone of the debates next week is going to be like . Debates next week is going to be like . ,. ,. , be like . There is going to be excitement. Be like . There is going to be excitement. I be like . There is going to be excitement. Ithink be like . There is going to be excitement. I think the be like . There is going to be| excitement. I think the whole country is curious to see what Kamala Harris really stands for, she sort of flipped on very various, whether it is fracking, medicare, these various things that she has talked about in her political career before she made it to washington, dc and now she is trying to convince the american public that she does not believe in those issues any more. She switched her values. I think that is a hard sell, you can see president Donald Trump highlight that, point out the hypocrisies or the fact that she is lying about her current position today. I think we are going to see a very aggressive debate, i think, i hope there are not many insults because any time that you are focused outside of the immigration, inflation and the three wars, you are not winning your message. Three wars, you are not winning your message your message. Gabriella, same ruestion your message. Gabriella, same question to your message. Gabriella, same question to you, your message. Gabriella, same question to you, there your message. Gabriella, same question to you, there will your message. Gabriella, same question to you, there will be L Question to you, there will be a lot of anticipation about this first head to Head Debate between the two. What are you expecting, what do you want to hear, what do you think the tone of the debate is going to be like . ,. ,. ,. , �. , be like . 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We saw i her remarks in new hampshire, she is her remarks in new hampshire, she is really rolling out a very she is really rolling out a very moderate policy idea. She wants very moderate policy idea. She wants to very moderate policy idea. She wants to focus on the private sector. Wants to focus on the private sector. In wants to focus on the private sector, in terms of small businesses and corporations, that businesses and corporations, that We Businesses and corporations, that we see often discussed and donald that we see often discussed and Donald Trump is like rhetoric. We see Donald Trump is like rhetoric. We see a Donald Trump is like rhetoric. We see a lot of talking about heing we see a lot of talking about being more central on issues, like fracking we are seeing the kamala like fracking we are seeing the Kamala Harris who is willing here Kamala Harris who is willing here to Kamala Harris who is willing here to really appeal to voters and two here to really appeal to voters and two legislators from all aisles. And two legislators from all aisles, from all sides of the aisle aisles, from all sides of the aisle we aisles, from all sides of the aisle. We think. Personally, ifeel aisle. We think. Personally, ifeel that aisle. We think. Personally, i feel that she is really bringing back diplomacy, civility. Bringing back diplomacy, civility, i think that she is going civility, i think that she is going to civility, i think that she is going to do a greatjob civility, i think that she is going to do a great job at changing the culture when she wins changing the culture when she wins the changing the culture when she wins the president ial election In Dc wins the president ial election In Dc i wins the president ial election In Dc. I think it is something that In Dc. I think it is something that we In Dc. I think it is something that we have not been used to seeing that we have not been used to seeing so that we have not been used to seeing so faras that we have not been used to seeing so far as americans, watching seeing so far as americans, watching these debates on policy watching these debates on policy and laws and our capital~ policy and laws and our capital. I really see a lot of optimism there in terms of the moving optimism there in terms of the moving forward, which is so key to what moving forward, which is so key to what she has been saying. We are going to what she has been saying. We are going to move forward, work on all are going to move forward, work on all sides are going to move forward, work on all sides of the issue. She is appealing to voters, it shows is appealing to voters, it shows. We have republicans, liz cheney. Shows. We have republicans, liz cheney. An shows. We have republicans, liz cheney, an iconic republican announcing she is supporting her~ announcing she is supporting her. Something that is really going her. Something that is really going to her. Something that is really going to appeal to people to republicans who really kind of see this republicans who really kind of see this opportunity to think, hey. See this opportunity to think, hey, maybe Donald Trump is not the answer hey, maybe Donald Trump is not the answer here. We see a lot of republicans having those considerations. Of republicans having those considerations. Thank you for whettina considerations. Thank you for whetting the considerations. Thank you for whetting the appetite considerations. Thank you for whetting the appetite for considerations. Thank you for j whetting the appetite for that debate, thank you so much for joining us here on bbc news. Now, back to the Breaking News, Emmanuel Macron has appointed Michel Barnier, the European Unions former Brexit Negotiator as Prime Minister, tasking him with forming a new government. After weeks of political deadlock, this is after he called a Snap Election. Lets go straight to our paris correspondence, hugh schofield. This is a name that will be familiar to many. In will be familiar to many. In a wa , will be familiar to many. In a way, probably more familiar to people in britain than in france. Yes, because for so many years he represented at the other side in the brexit negotiations. A sort of dogged, calming, as he said, but an extremely hard working president s throughout that period. It made him a constant in british news. In a way, less known here because of course, we didnt follow the negotiations in france with the same interest. Above and beyond that Michel Barnier has a history in france as well. He was a minister going back. In The 90s and then again in the 20005. The 90s and then again in the 2000s. Foreign minister briefly, a culture minister, he is on the right. So, he has a presence here. But i would say his image is kind of established as technocratic, a rather aloof figure who has spent a lot of his career in europe. That does not necessarily stand in a particular good stead for many french people who are not as anti europe as the british proved themselves to be during brexit. Still, slightly jubilant about it all. Quite a lot on his jubilant about it all. Quite a lot on his plate. Jubilant about it all. Quite a lot on his plate. Most lot on his plate. Most certainly lot on his plate. Most certainly does. Lot on his plate. Most certainly does. The lot on his plate. Most certainly does. The biggest thing on his plate is survival. It is far from a thing on his plate is survival. It is farfrom a given thing on his plate is survival. It is far from a given that he will make it beyond a few weeks, even. The National Assembly was completely thrown into disarray with these elections, and it means that there are now roughly equal blocks of the left, right and centre. He is from the right but he is hoping to form an alliance with the centre, from the rump of the coolest part, about 40 members. Presumably he will bring the Macron Crowd with him. At the big Question Mark is whether the far right or the hard right populist Marine Le pens national rally will back him or not. They are not particularly minded to come i dont think. They say that all of the elections have shown is that the country wants a break, a big break with the past. You could not get much more Establishment Figure than Michel Barnier. They are going to be watching very carefully and in october we are going to have a big debate in france about the budget. This is becoming, it is going to be the next big thing in france which could well bring people out onto the streets. The country has got to get its money in order if it is to fulfil eu criteria, that will mean difficult budget decisions. In those decisions taken by a Prime Minister who is extremely vulnerable with both the left, obviously, out to get him, but potentially also the hard right, which will not love Budget Cuts of any kind. His position is unstable and may well be a sense of emotion placed before the house within a few weeks. Which could well see him fall. See him fall. Good to talk to ou, i see him fall. Good to talk to you. I suspect see him fall. Good to talk to you, i suspect we see him fall. Good to talk to you, i suspect we will see him fall. Good to talk to you, i suspect we will be you, i suspect we will be talking to you again soon. Hugh schofield there in paris with that Breaking News that Michel Barnier has been appointed the new french Prime Minister. Around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. To ukraine now, where Air Raid Alert has been raised all over the country after another night of russian attacks, with blasts heard in the capital kyiv. It comes as the country mourns those killed in strikes across Lviv And Poltava in the last few days. 54 pepole were killed and almost 300 injuried in poltava, with more casulaties in Sumy And President zelensky� s home town. Elsewhere russian president Vladimir Putin has been speaking about Ukraines Incursion into the kursk region. He said the incursion had failed to slow the russian advance into donbas. And that ukraines goal was to make Russia Transfer troops from one area to another and stop offensive in the Eastern Ukraine which he said hadnt worked. Hes been speaking at the eastern economic forum in vladivostok, lets have a listen. Theiraim was to their aim was to make us stressed, fuss, move troops from one zone to another and to stop our Ad Vents on key targets, which is our primary target. Did they succeed . They did not succeed in anything. Our did not succeed in anything. 0urforces did not succeed in anything. Our forces have stabilised the 0ur Forces have stabilised the situation and have started squeezing them out from the border territories. And most importantly, our advance has not been held back, quite the contrary. Having moved there fairly large and quite well prepared subdivisions to our border territories, they have weakened themselves while our troops accelerated their advances. Meanwhile, ukraines President Zelensky continues his major government reshuffle, having fired a half of his cabinet yesterday. The States Parliament has approved the resignation of the top dimplomat Dmytro Kuleba a familiar figure in the west who championed kyiv� s positions and appealed for weapons to fend off russias invasion. President zelensky said his government needs new energy. And these moments ukraines parliament decided in the last few minutes we have heard that the former ukrainian ambassador to turkey and for the last few years Deputy Head of the Office Of The President has been appointed as foreign minister. The first leg of pope francis� tour of the Asia Pacific Region is concluding with a mass at a Stadium Injakarta in front of 80,000 people. The event is the final major Set Pieces of the pontiffs three Day Visit to indonesia which is the most populous muslim Majority Nation in the world. Earlier, the pope met representatives from all six officially recognised religions in Indonesia Including Islam and buddhism. After indonesia he will move on to papua new guinea, East Timor and singapore in what will be the longest tour of his papacy. A new M Ori Queen has been crowned in new zealand. Ngawai Hono I Te Po was chosen as kuini by M Ori elders in an elaborate ceremony that was followed by the burial of her father kiingi tuheitia. She was cheered as she sat on a wooden throne during an elaborate ceremony in the countrys north island. The new queen is 27 years old and will be the second maori queen. She has no constitutional role, but acts as a unifying figure for maori communities. A flotilla of canoes carried the new Queens Father for burial on a sacred mountain. Bbc� s Sydney Correspondent Katy Watson has more on the Funeral Ceremony of the late king. It was very elaborate. It was very emotional, as well. There were thousands of mourners who came for the ceremony. Now, it started with the raising up of the queen. A bible was placed on her head. And its the same bible that was used for the first ever maori king back in 1858. Now, this kingitanga, the kings movement. Its a ceremonial position, the King Or Queen of the Maori Culture in in new zealand. Created in 1858 to unite the maori tribes and prevent the loss of land in the face of british colonisation. So, the same bible that was used for the first king was used with the queen earlier today. And after that we saw a funeral cortege. We saw waka. The coffin was put on wakas, which are war canoes, and they were taken along the river. And then he was taken up a sacred mountain, and thats where he was buried. Just over 50 years ago, a journalist called Nancy Friday wrote a book my Secret Garden all about womens sexual fantasies. It was a best seller. And a revelation. That was 1973. Now actor gillian anderson, known for playing the Sex Therapist in the Tv Series Sex education has compiled her own collection of womens fantasies, called want, which were emailed to her anonymously by women from all over the world. Our Culture Editor Katie razzall has been talking to her. I found it so difficult to understand what, truly, my own fantasies are. So much of what has played out in pawn is geared towards men. And so many expectations set on us as women. Expectations set on us as women expectations set on us as women. , ~ ,. , women. Keep giving Anderson Readin women. Keep giving Anderson Reading from women. Keep giving Anderson Reading from her women. Keep giving Anderson Reading from her new women. Keep giving Anderson Reading from her new book, i women. 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I think one of the things that one of the things that surprised me was that there are still so much shame. Women still so much shame. Women still struggle to talk about it, struggled to share. Even in the western world, where we have access to it all the time,. I have access to it all the time. Have access to it all the time,. ,. , time,. I wonder how you view awn time,. I wonder how you view pawn has time,. I wonder how you view pawn has changed time,. I wonder how you view pawn has changed our time,. I wonder how you view pawn has changed our sex time,. I wonder how you view| pawn has changed our sex lives, particularly amongst younger people . I particularly amongst younger Eo Le . ~ particularly amongst younger neale . ~. , people . I think the book would robabl people . I think the book would probably be people . I think the book would probably be quite people . I think the book would probably be quite a people . I think the book would probably be quite a good people . I think the book would probably be quite a good read. Probably be quite a good read for the youth of today, because there are so many different versions of how sex can be that are outside what one might see handed to them by the pornographic industry. There is a lot of tenderness and women wanting to be seen for themselves and who they are. And and great expectations, real Life Journalist and scoop. Many of the fantasies are from older women, they have inside, they appreciate emotional maturity. So the ageing process, does have its benefits. But as an actor in the public eye, i wonder how you deal with it and how you approach ageing. I you deal with it and how you approach ageing. Approach ageing. I have certainly approach ageing. I have certainly gone approach ageing. I have certainly gone through l approach ageing. I have certainly gone through periods where it struck me quite harshly that i also am ageing. And when it needs to go through morning of use, at various stages. But being on camera, there are certainly times where i see the final product and think, oh my god, is that really . What i look like . And going through some feelings around that. But then also realising that that is going to be the youngest that i look like from here on out, so i better embrace it. I like from here on out, so i better embrace it. Like from here on out, so i better embrace it. I ust want to net better embrace it. I ust want to get back h better embrace it. I ust want to get back to better embrace it. I ust want to get back to your better embrace it. I just want to get back to your book. Better embrace it. I just wantj to get back to your book. The fantasies are anonymous and as he said, one of the fantasies is yours. Any clues which one . I thought actually today i might let you know which one it was. 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If i show you the Rainfall Forecast Chart in terms of totals, It Pinpoints Southern Parts of england and wales particularly towards the southwest highest totals possible maybe up to 100mm in one or two isolated places. These are the Weather Fronts responsible its round an area of low pressure to the south through today and tomorrow, but at the same time, north of it, a strengthening easterly wind will bring humid air off the near continent, and temperatures will rise in the west. And its here in the North And West where well see the best of Todays Weather in terms of sunshine. Temperatures continuing to climb, as well. A few more breaks in northwest england compared with the morning. Lots of cloud elsewhere, thick enough for some patchy Light Rain or drizzle. Heavy bursts of rain working their way westwards across southern counties of England And South wales. Brisk wind, too especially for england, wales and eastern scotland, pinning the temperatures back on those eastern coasts, but maybe 20 to 22 celsius possible in Western Scotland. Now, this evening, some of the heaviest rain will be in the southwest, but it leaves off for a time before more showers start to push their way in not as extensive, though, as well finish the day, but rumbles of thunder possible, and increasingly humid for all of us into Tomorrow Morning temperatures not dropping much lower than the Mid Teens for many. But extensive mist and low cloud, northern, eastern scotland, through the central belt, northeast england some of that will be a struggle to shift. A bit more sunshine, though, elsewhere and even in the south, where well continue to see bursts of heavy and thundery rain, more of you will avoid it with a better chance of some brighter breaks. Temperatures where the rains falling still rather suppressed here, but a humid day elsewhere 26 in northwest england, 25, maybe 26 in some parts of Western Scotland. And then through into the weekend. Weve still got low pressure in france, but not as strong an easterly wind. Weather system, though, does start to push a bit northwards fairly weakened, but it does mean a bit more cloud more widely in Northern England on saturday, with the chance of a few showers. Still the odd Shower And Thunderstorm in the south. Best of the sunshine, Western Scotland and Northern Ireland again but even here, temperatures dropping lifting a bit, relative to the next couple of days, in East Anglia and the south east. As for sunday, greater chance of some showers and thunderstorms again through england and wales. More cloud into scotland and Northern Ireland, and accordingly, temperatures will drop a little bit further. Today at one. 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